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References
- 1 2 3 4 Internet Surname Database – Linn (Lynn)
- ↑ Internet Surname Database – Flynn
- ↑ Discovering Surnames, Freeman JW, Shire Publications, 3rd ed. 2001, (reprinted 2007), pp 37 (Lynn, Linn, Lenn)
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